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Fresh from the launch of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, Samsung is gearing up to unveil a couple more affordable tablets. The Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab A9+ are expected to go official soon. In fact, the company seems to have already launched them without any fanfare. The new tablet appears to be on sale through the official Samsung website in one country.
The Galaxy Tab A9 is already on sale through Samsung’s website
The LTE version of the Galaxy Tab A9 is available to purchase on Samsung online shop in Guatemala (via WinFuture). The listing contains the tablet’s official renders (see images above and below) in gray color. The renders confirm its design. Since it is a budget tablet, there are chunky bezels around the display. Samsung has equipped the device with one camera each on the front and back.
The power and volume keys are on the right, while the SIM tray sits on the left. The bottom of the tablet should house the USB Type-C port, a speaker, and a microphone hole. There seems to be a second microphone on the right side. Overall, it’s a standard Samsung design with nothing special. Unfortunately, the listing doesn’t give us the Galaxy Tab A9’s spec details.
Well, we can see that the device supports up to 15W charging speeds and comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. But everything else is under wraps. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of leaks about the tablet in the past, so not much is left to know. Leaks have revealed that the device will sport an 8.7-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1340 x 800 pixels.
The tablet is powered by MediaTek’s Helio G99 octa-core processor with a maximum speed of 2.2GHz. While this official listing shows the Galaxy Tab A9 in a 4GB+64GB configuration, there may be other options too. Don’t expect any S Pen support, wireless charging, or 5G cellular connectivity, though. This tablet is more about essentials than premium features.
Price and availability
Samsung has priced the Galaxy Tab A9 (LTE) at 1,499 Quetzal in Guatemala, which is equivalent to $191. The Wi-Fi version should cost less. Since the company hasn’t formally announced the launch, details about its pricing and availability in other markets are missing. Hopefully, the Korean firm will share those details soon. The Plus model, which is slightly bigger, should go official alongside it.
